Love that wiggly Rick Astley video that the faux new-Radiohead-album site redirected to last week! You've been "Rick Roll"-ed, indeed.
In any case, Radiohead's HQ/publicists announced today that the label-less group's new album, In Rainbows, is forthcoming digitally on Oct. 10 (a special double-vinyl/CD "Discbox" of extra songs, special art and photos, etc. is expected to ship on or before Dec. 3 for a mere 40 pounds; the regular, vanilla, humdrum CD is expected next year). And the band swears they had nothing to do with the Astley vid prank.
It all sounds like an experiment in self-releasing - check it out but prepare for lots of slow traffic. And you know if Radiohead and Prince can manage it...
Behold the news straight from the source:
"Radiohead.com is open for business with preorders having begun today for their seventh studio album, In Rainbows, which will be available from Oct. 10 as a DRM-free MP3 download. Also available to preorder from now is the Discbox, a special edition box set, details of which are below.
"Radiohead's fan service, WASTE, is currently taking advance orders for two formats: the album MP3 and the Discbox, which includes double vinyl and CD versions of the record and a second, enhanced CD with additional new songs, artwork, and photographs of the band, all exclusive to the box. Anyone purchasing this deluxe edition will automatically receive the bundled MP3 album on Oct. 10.
"Radiohead are currently planning a traditional CD release of In Rainbows for early 2008.
"The album was produced by Nigel Godrich. The complete track listing is:
"15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE
"The extra songs on the second CD of the Discbox are:
"MK1
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
GO SLOWLY
MK2
LAST FLOWERS
UP ON THE LADDER
BANGERS AND MASH
4 MINUTE WARNING"
That sounds like as good a reason to shake your chinos as any.
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Comments (1)
And hey -- the new LP apparently will only set you back a penny (if you can bear to paypal a mere penny). Take that, piraters like myself!
Posted by Marke B. | October 1, 2007 03:42 PM